A bit of a budget for all this.... What I've done is
to add up the up-front costs and then multiply the
monthly costs by 24. The "logic" to this is that
whatever we get will probably be outdated in 2 years,
or need replacement. If you look at a longer amortization
the numbers will be a bit more palatable.
This is my first crack at the numbers, but I think they
may be close. The numbers suggested by CMON are
in the same ballpark. If anything, they are most
likely on the low side!
This is a Motorola Canopy or similar system working in
unlicenced radio frequency. Coverage would be limited
most to line of sight. This is based on 40 subscribers.
Base station tower, installation $15,000
Subscriber "modems" @ $500.00 ea 20,000
NetworkBC line charges @ $1000/month 24,000
ISP Wholesale cost @ 7.00/sub/month 6,720
Office/maint/etc @250/month 6,000
Total Expenses 71,720
Total per month per sub $74.71
Changing the number of subscribers and the amortization
period would have a dramatic effect on the bottom line.